🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to Alotau: time difference
Alotau is 1 h behind Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 22:18 10:18 PM Alotau 21:18 9:18 PM You –:–
22:18 10:18 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
21:18 9:18 PM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:38 · 🌙 17:54
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−1 h
Alotau is 1 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney and Alotau are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Sydney
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇵🇬 Alotau
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇵🇬 Alotau |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:18 | 21:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Papua New Guinea Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Pacific/Port Moresby |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 05:38 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 12 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 47,367 |
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Sydney and Alotau: common questions
What is the time difference between Sydney and Alotau?
Alotau is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+10, while Sydney is on UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, what time is it in Alotau?
At 9:00 AM in Sydney, clocks in Alotau show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, what time is it in Alotau?
At 6:00 PM in Sydney, clocks in Alotau show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Sydney and Alotau are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sydney (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Alotau), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Alotau?
Until 1:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Alotau. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Alotau it is already the next day in Sydney.
Does the time gap between Sydney and Alotau change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Sydney but not in Alotau. From April 4, 2027, Alotau and Sydney will have the same time.
